this is my garage. Not a pretty picture. This is not a pretty post....
It is not about what I have redone. It is about what needs to be redone.
It is not about what I have fixed up. It is what I need to fix up...
there's money in those piles...I know it!
I have ALOT of work to do....{I see spider nests in there, don't you?}
And you can WATCH my progress.
It may be fun for you. For me, not so much...
.....this is the ugly underbelly of an antique dealer's life..
good intentions, not very good follow through...
But I am going to roll up my sleeves..... and get to work!
I like to work and paint outside and..... fall is coming to Northern Illinois...time is getting short...
Mr. Anything Goes Here wants at least ONE car in the garage over the winter. Boy, do I have my work cut out for me!
Ready?
After reading some of the comments, an additional confession: The garage was CLEANED OUT before last winter. This is only THIS year's accumulation! Makes it even more of a YIKES, doesn't it?
If your not a follower and want to see how my "Lose the Piles" Project goes, I invite you to become a Follower and watch my progress>>>>>>>>Sign up right over there>>>>>>>I will be taking a break soon after 300 Followers for another Thank You Giveaway>>>>>>>
I need a better name for this project...any suggestions?
Well, you do need a better name, but I haven't thought of one yet...
ReplyDeleteIt does look quite exciting to me, but I can see that to you it's mainly daunting! Best of luck...
As a fellow blogger who also has a hard time following through on ALL the projects I've envisioned myself doing, I had to sign up to Follow you and see how you do. :) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteWow! That makes me tired! I sure would to look through that garage though, and take some things off your hands : ) Linda
ReplyDeleteYou definitely have a full plate!!
ReplyDeleteNot envying you today. lol
ReplyDeleteWow, there really are a lot of projects, but some really pretty eye candy too. I can't wait to see what all you do. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel - I'm bad about piling up projects myself. I've got a broken coffee table and broken curio cabinet in the living room right now and broken shelf in DS's room. What's bad is they've been broke for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI have piles too! Good luck, will watch with interest....
ReplyDeleteThe Ultimate clean-up challenge?
:)
How about "Gaining a garage back" "Garage reclaim" "Bring in da car, Go thru the junk"
ReplyDeleteAre you sure you don't need to build a storage shed somewhere out in the backyard?! LOL Good luck on getting a car in there anytime soon... *grin* Sue
ReplyDelete"I spy NO spider"
ReplyDeleteWell it is monday morning here and brain not switched on yet... and me no likey those spiders
Will come back with a brain.
x Julie
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI see that you have many lovely things over there...lot of work,yes,but lot of fun too!
I love old things...and work with them gives me calm...
Thank you for visiting me at Color Sepia.
Best wishes , I will follow your progress on the proyect.
Magdalena/Color Sepia
wow...you do have some awesome stuff in there..I could really see some of that getting done at my house...lol...I will anxiously watch this transformation...have fun...good luck.....I to am waiting for fall in Texas ( I know yeah right ) to get some painting done and have a few new things in my house. we can paint together..the buddy program ya know....
ReplyDeleteProject Make Your Husband Happy. That's it. Happy husbands, I bet, are good husbands! haha ~Mindy
ReplyDeletei'll be watching you, looking forward to seeing what wonderful treasures you uncover! xo
ReplyDeleteI ain't skeered..not even those spider egg-ie things. Don't know how big the spiders get in Illinois, but here they can carry you off to their web if you don't go willingly!! Your garage looks a bit like junker's heaven to me...piles of wooden stuff and things that make you go H..MM.mmm. I'll be working in my barn soon, when the temp goes below 95! Things are sort of organized, but after a long hot summer, all the blue totes have icky tops & the sun has faded my Sharpie labels. Who knows what lurks....I'll be back often to see your progress! *elaine*
ReplyDeleteI'm already a follower and I'm looking forward to all your transformations! It looks like you have some great pieces in your garage! I can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Would I like to clear some of that out for you!!!!!
ReplyDeletelove,kelee
I'm afraid that my garage is beginning to look a lot like yours. Do we have some kind of addiction? I wonder if Dr. Phil has ever done a show about craft hoarders?
ReplyDeleteYou do have some great items waiting for a makeover, I can't wait to see some of the transformations.
I feel your pain. I am trying to organize myself. Just think how great you will feel when it's finished. Good luck! Jennifer
ReplyDeleteoh my name GET R DONE!{Pretty hickish I know but.....looks like you need to Get R done for that car to fit--ha ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm hooked! I've added you to my blogroll. I can't wait to see the transformation. I have a similar garage! Too much to do, not enough time. I need inspiration! ha!
ReplyDeleteTina
windows, shutter, drawers, oh my! You are one lucky girl!
ReplyDeletesort and stack! that's the name of the game. Looks like you've done a pretty good job of that! :)
Car? in MY garage! NO WAY! It hasn't seen the garage in a couple of years now. But then again... I don't have a husband to please :)
Make a list of what projects you just HAVE to do, and start from there.
I am quite envious of all your stuff! Makes me want to go curb shopping.
Good Luck to you, and I will be back to see all those neat projects!
gail
Now I'm not feeling so bad about my 5 project pieces of furniture awaiting me and cluttering up my garage (all of which I purchased at least 4 months ago). I can't wait to see your transformations. This will get me motivated to work on my own!
ReplyDeleteThis is the time of year that I do my projects too, in the fall...some in the spring. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteWhew! Time to tackle the spiders, huh? Looks like you have your work cut out for you, but, I would love to come shopping in your garage!
ReplyDeleteChristi
I think your lucky to have all that inspiration out in your garage! Ugh...when I need some ideas, I've gotta hit the garage sale and flea market circuit. Great to meet you, and I can't wait to see your finished Fall projects!
ReplyDeleteHow did you get in my garage? AND...I think my husband is with you. LOL! Sounds like home.
ReplyDeleteDebra
Wow! I see lots of treasures in there! Can't wait to see all your transformations to come!
ReplyDeleteHow about a "Transformed Treasures Blog A Thon"?
ReplyDeleteI do believe that name would be somewhat "alarmingly loose"! How about Dash the Trash? I can wait to see what happens to all of those great treasures. I am not an antique dealer, just an antique gatherer of unrelated items! I have a huge stash "mess" in my basement. I have taken pictures of many of the things as a "before" shot. I wonder when I will be taking my "afters"? If we would have to move, it would take me months to sort through it all. Good Luck and I will be watching.
ReplyDeleteCharla
Oh, that looks fun to me. I was a dealer for about 15 years and had a shop. It certainly brings back memories. I've been pretty good since then. I'm going to follow and watch your progress. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteMy garage is half way there but at least I can still squeeze my car in. Still, it is like Christmas when you begin to dig out the items you have stacked high and begin preparing them for your booth. I can't wait to see your progress. Sea Witch
ReplyDeleteI say- put a sign up and open the doors to customers!! :)
ReplyDeleteHow about... "Antique Freak's Mission: CLEAN UP" and then when you're done with a project "Antique Freak's Mission: REVEAL".
ReplyDeleteAnyway I thought that might work. By the way I love the items you have. I would love to get my hand on some of that stuff and start working on them. That kind of stuff just gets me all worked up!! Just please don't get rid of anything.Remember one womans clutter is another womans dream job.
Wow! Looks like a fun project. I love projects!
ReplyDeleteYou have alot of treasures in there, but also alot of work. I don't feel as overwhelmed about my projects anymore. Thanks and good luck. I'm sure they will all turn out beautiful. Can't wait to see.
ReplyDeleteHow about the "junk-eautification metamorphisis" ? Yes, I know, corny...but I've been working on MY piles beyond exhaution and I'm not thinking clearly any more. Oh, and when were you in MY GARAGE taking all those pictures, because mine's that full too. oof
ReplyDeleteYour garage looks like mine!!! How 'bout naming your project "Inspiration Mountain"?? You have a mountain of inspiration in your garage :) Lot's of pretties too.
ReplyDeleteToni
Good luck with all of your projects. I can tell from your post that you are determined to make progress so I know it will happen for you. I look forward to viewing your posts and the transformations.
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful to me, so promising! So much room for your creative juices to get flowing ;-)
ReplyDeleteMaybe Project Mad Woman on a Mission.
Good luck with all the work!
Ooooh...can I tip toe through some of those things!! LOL! I saw some great stuff there!! Will be following your progress. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteHow about "My Get 'er done" project? :-) You are going to be busy!
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh, this looks like the attic of my dad's garage...before I cleaned it out...many years ago! Just think, the sooner you get your projects done, to the shop, and sold, the sooner you can start over!!
ReplyDeleteOh boy! Look at all those treasures!! I wish I could find a store in this area with half of what you are storing there! :o)
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday!
No suggestions on naming your project, but would it be rude to admit I keep looking at your pictures and think "Whew!"? LOL! Mine might be as numerous, but aren't as readily visible. (I am good at hiding what I don't want to see!)
ReplyDeleteYou could call it: Amputate the Junk! Or Cut the Crap!
ReplyDeleteLOL. You have a lot of cool treasures!
This is my first visit to your blog. I joined followers and hope you will come for a visit and join me as well.
ReplyDeleteHere is my name for your project:
Classify the Discombobulation
Hi Joan,
ReplyDeletei think we all have spaces like that....somewhere and buy things with all good intentions on making something wonderful with them. Don't despair! Hey theirs your name.
Operation Despair or Operation DON'T Despair.
whichever!
Oh thanks again for the Award....it means a lot to me coming from you. I appreciate your friendship!!!
XO,
Carole
You do have some hidden treasures in there! I will be anxious to see the the end results.
ReplyDelete-Angela
You sound like me! I'm having a blog party in a couple of weeks to help move some of those projects along. Hope you'll join me!
ReplyDeleteUmmm... Let me take all of it off your hands, I've got a huge barn to store it all in ;)That's what friends are for, ya know?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a little piece of heaven to me. I also have a huge barn where I could store it. If you get desperate I would be happy to help you out!
ReplyDeleteCan I come hang out in your pile. Mine's no fun. I am envious of your pile. I used to go 'Trashing' with a friend while I lived in Okinawa Japan. We would go after dark and when we saw a pile of bags and especially bigger stuff we would get so excited and yell out "PILE!!!". You keep going and forget what the hubby say's, he just doesn't get the adrenaline rush.
ReplyDeleteI'm not easily scared. Even though I'm not an antique dealer, mine garage is at least as scary or more so. : )
ReplyDeleteLooks like alot of fun stuff too. My hubby asked me last week if I bought any more chairs at goodwill---I said no---benches are not chairs.
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ReplyDeleteThe vintage tea towel and fun bingo cards have arrived safely! It was nice enough to win the towel giveaway, but double fun to get the bonus :) Sorry I had to retract, but I hit the post key too soon before I got this all out! Have fun on your current giveaway and good luck to everyone! Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteI would make a huge dent in your garage!! Saw a number of things that I could put to good use!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning collection there! Ummm... But where to start I just have no idea!
ReplyDeleteMaybe call your project "Clutter Buster"?
Well..personally...it looks like a paradise to me. What fun to have all those things to mess around with! Am I an enabler ..or WHAT?! :) I have two sheds full and planning on building a third. After reading some of the above comments...I am not alone in my thinking! LUCKY girl!! :)
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ReplyDeleteOh! I would love to "wade through" all that gorgeous stuff! Looks like Fantasyland to me...
ReplyDeleteP.S. Sorry about the deletion above! I can't spell/type worth a darn...
Oh gosh, we just did the same thing for the same reason. Most of my stuff wasn't as wonderful as yours, so it hit the sidewalk. The things I hung onto are much better organized... but still waiting.
ReplyDeleteThis will be fun to watch :-)
Oh what fun. I know you will enjoy it and I can't wait to see what you do with all that stuff. I wish I lived close to you! I'll follow along. I have enjoyed reading your blog thanks for the invite to follow.
ReplyDeleteHave a Blessed Day,
Sherry
Ohh, this reminds me of my to do lists and piles...Best wishes for follow-through with your projects!
ReplyDeleteGood grief, Joan, I'd LOVE to come shopping in your garage! I can't wait to see some finished projects, there are many "diamonds" in that rough! Good luck, and thanks for linking up to Trash to Treasure tuesday. would you mind adding a link to REINVENTED to your post? (just one of those crazy requirement of a blog party :))
ReplyDeleteNOW I see why you need some paint!
I had to laugh at your project piles of really good stuff. I was an antique dealer and I did much the same thing on a smaller scale. My addiction would fit in most boxes. PROJECTS what an ordeal. When I stopped doing antiques I gave my son all of the projects and he sold them for much less than what I dished out. LOL I didn't care. Good luck and get going girl.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Jeanne
Oh my, you've gotten lots of good advice and feedback.
ReplyDeleteI also have a garage full of stuff, and a small shed full too.
I will tell you what i just did.
i had a sale a few weekends ago. I picked out the things that did not seem as exciting to me as they did, and put them out for sale.
They became someone elses projects. This way, i have room to keep buying what looks to be the next fun and exciting thing to fix up and sell in my little store. (I would not recommend this part for you since the idea is to get the car in.) =0)
I participate in a special Friday each week, and it has put a bit of 'pressure' on me to get something done. A good thing.
Even if i do not finish the whole thing, i have set a goal for myself and am working on things. I usually show my next weeks project so i am committed to doing something.
I know there are other great posts for that kind of thing too.
Try to enjoy the process, one step at a time.
Blessings,
Barbara Jean
PS I'm with those who would love to take some of that off your hands! =0)
I also thought Get R Done was a great title for your project.
Oooohhhhh...I see some awesome treaures amongst those piles! I would love to dig through your garage. By the way...mine looks similar, but I am NOT an anitques dealer!
ReplyDelete~Amanda
Girl, I truly appreciate your honesty. I like your title. I like your vision. I'm very much like you except a lot of my treasures aren't out in the garage..they are crowding up the honeymoon cottage of 16 years. :0)
ReplyDeleteI had to share your post with my buddy at St.MichaelsWife 'cause we've talked about the same thing. Blessings and elbow grease to you.
I see a lot of treasures among the stuff you horded. I know the feeling. Like you have a lot of wood projects to finish, I have a lot of Quilt projects to finish!
ReplyDeleteSomeone wrote you have a full plate there don't you ? I think thats a cute name " A Full Plate".. Kath' @ dublsot@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun!
ReplyDeleteHow I would LOVE to dig in those piles for treasures!
ReplyDeleteLeigh
Tales from Bloggeritaville
www.lbratina.blogspot.com
Oh my goodness, Joan, I thought you had posted pictures in my garage! It looks like you have some wonderful things stored away to fix up. Good luck!
ReplyDeletexo...Kathy
You made me feel so good! I don't have the most junk in the world after all. Good luck with finding the floor!
ReplyDeleteoh wow! I gasped! i spy some furniture that I like.. but err.. I don't think I can go tru them! I hate spiders!.. hehehe.. All the best with the cleaning up.. lots of hard work it seems..
ReplyDeleteJoan,
ReplyDeleteI am coming to shop at your garage - my mind is going nuts right now....LOL !
Kammy
haha! I love your finds!!! At least your treasures are visible...we still have boxes and boxes of our things from our military move here 5 years ago!
ReplyDeleteMy poor hubby has diligently gone through them (without me...he insists, cuz I would tend to be sentimental and end up keeping more than getting rid of!) and has given or thrown away enough boxes to fit my car in... thank goodness, it's a mini cooper haha
He plans to continue in this seemingly daunting task...but I do appreciate that he's willing to sweat in the garage in this humid Georgia summer heat to accomplish the quest for space!
Blessings & aloha!
You can do it! Put down the mouse (computer) and start refinishing!!
ReplyDeleteMy garage looks similar but with craft supplies. ACK!
WOW! That's lots of treasure! I do see a fabulous white desk in there that looks pretty neat! Good luck working through it all!
ReplyDeleteName suggestion: "I won't buy another thing until the garage is empty"...good luck!
ReplyDeleteHey, I see some pretty neat stuff in that garage. And who says a garage has to be for cars only! I only have a few items collected in mine. The rest is in the basement! :)
ReplyDeleteCindy
Wow, there really are a lot of projects, but some really pretty eye candy too.
ReplyDeleteWork From Home
I would be glad to come bargain shopping in your garage.
ReplyDeleteooooohhh i wouldn't mind having a poke about in your garage..i see a few things i'd like to take home with me :)
ReplyDeleteThink of the project as "Time Well Spent" for I'm sure the finished product will be well worth it and look at all the money you will make to spend all over again.
ReplyDeleteMany Blessings
B.J. Brooks
(Robinson)
What fun! I hope you have a lot of progress and how to pictures!
ReplyDeleteI remember the days when my garage looked like this - I used to attend auctions...ahhh, those were the days. I do hope you find some cash in those piles! It looks like you've got some great stuff in those piles.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what to call it but I hope it goes fast and fun!
ReplyDeleteI have a poll up on my blog about my BIGGEST decor dilemma. Come on over and vote, I need all the help I can get!
http://imnomartha.blogspot.com/2009/08/first-poll-ever-to-paint-or-not-to.html
What a nice feeling it will be to complete some of the projects! Hope we'll get to see them!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a definate candidate for my GET R DONE FRIDAY meme - if there was a prize, you'd win it, hands down!!! Spidey Nests? YUK!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in on Get R Done Friday.
ReplyDeleteWe both have some big 'projects' we are working on.
blessings,
Barbara Jean
That looks like my spare bedroom.
ReplyDeleteTake care
Karen
Well...here I am...AGAIN...saw your interecting piles the other day too....but today I'm here in honor of getrdone friday! Any progress yet?
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness! I can see some things there that I wouldn't mind fixing up. I'm afraid if I accumulated that much, I'd be in trouble with my Honey. My purchases tend to be much smaller.
ReplyDeleteMama Bear
I'm looking forward to follow and see what becomes of all of your treasures.
ReplyDeleteI hate to admit it, but my garage (or my studio as I call it) looks just like yours. I have to leave a small space in the middle because I paint my pieces but the rest are all piled up around me. Looks like you have some wonderful pieces.
ReplyDeleteJennifer
Oh my gosh, you have your work cut out for you! Best of the luck. But I can say that I sure would love to get in there and mess around, bet you have some neat stuff in there!
ReplyDeletePam
WOW! At least yours looks organized! Mine is more of a heap! LOL
ReplyDeleteYou are one brave soul with work to do:) Looks like somewhere I would love to dig around in! We aren't crazy, just love a good deal or free? EVEN BETTER... Will be thinking of a name, have a blessed day!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have started sorting. That’s what I would do – pull it all out of the garage and sort like things together. Then take a good look and decide which items you know (deep down) that you just don’t have the time for and put on Craig’s list, yard sale, etc. It may be just two or three pieces, but every little bit helps. Take pics while you have your treasures out in the open. Before returning your items back to the garage, go through what you are keeping and pick a grouping and create an “assembly line” project. However you want to create that grouping is up to you. It could be you have a couple of pieces that need very little work before they are ready for display. Or you want to paint a few pieces the same color, or you have three of the same item & could line them up and bang them out. Maybe you have a good friend, and for a nice pot of tea and a stop at the deli she’ll spend the day with you and together you can turn out a few pieces? And last, (please don’t hate me!) make a promise to yourself that you won’t buy anything else until you move a certain amount of finished work out for display. A friend told me that you can’t go to heaven until you finish all your projects…I think we’ll have a lot of ladies who will be living to well over 100! :-) I too will be watching to see what you do with your treasures!
ReplyDeleteI like to think of your trash to treasure stash as "Plunderful Possibilities!"
ReplyDeleteHoly moly! Thats a whole lot of projects! Bravo for tackling them!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I see some things in there that I wish I had! You do have your work cut out for you! (Now I don't feel so overwhelmed about my piles!) I don't have a name suggestion for you because when I look at your pictures all I can think is "Oh, wow. I'd never get that done!" Good luck! I will be watching your progress with great anticipation!
ReplyDeleteShannon
Wow, I want to come shopping in your garage! Good luck with your project!! Glad you joined in the Procrastinator Party! One week left...
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